”+ ”+ ”+ ”+ The website breaks down the topics to create snapshots and compares local data with national numbers and includes information from neighboring Council Bluffs, across the Missouri River in Iowa.

Sara Boyd, president of the Omaha Community Foundation“>Omaha Community Foundation, said the website puts donors, advocates, nonprofit groups and policymakers “in a position of power” to better identify problems.

Several publicly available studies already point to specific local needs, Boyd said, but that doesn’t mean people can easily access those findings or understand their broader meaning.

For example, the health category explains that in and around Omaha, nearly a quarter of adults living under the poverty line lack adequate coverage or access.